Miss Black USA 2007 Speaks Candidly to Black Voice News

Wednesday, 08 August 2007

RIVERSIDE By Shantiqua S. Stuart On June 1st, 2007, Ms. Kalilah Allen-Harris was crowned Miss Black USA at the Miss Black USA Pageant in Gambia, West Africa. According to Ms. Allen Harris, the Miss Black USA competition was more than just a beauty pageant. Kalilah Allen-Harris The Miss Black USA pageant is a nonprofit organization that opts to promote positive images of African American women while giving them educational opportunities through scholarships. The organization has become one of the largest scholarship contributors to African American women this year. In fact, the swim suit segment of the pageant was replaced by a fitness segment as a way to promote community health and positive images of all types of women. After being announced the winner, Ms. Allen-Harris admitted to being extremely excited, yet in a state of shock. "I didn't believe it because the young women that competed with me in the pageant were remarkable...it was really an honor to be chosen among such high quality, talented, beautiful women," says Ms. Allen-Harris. At the age of fourteen, Ms. Allen-Harris was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes. She said, "There's an estimated 6.2 million people who have diabetes and have never been diagnosed," therefore, she is inspired to educate others that are affected by the disease.

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